imalko
Chief Master Sergeant
**** DONE: 1/48 Douglas A-20 Havoc - Winter War / Eastern War WWII
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michaelmaltby
Colonel
Jeff ... you may find these interesting ...
Interview with R.S.Demidov
Douglas A-20H-1-DO Havoc (Boston)
Interview with R.S.Demidov
Douglas A-20H-1-DO Havoc (Boston)
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Jeff Hunt
1st Lieutenant
Very cool indeed. Many thanks for this.
Cheers,
Jeff
Cheers,
Jeff
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Jeff Hunt
1st Lieutenant
Here is today's progress. managed to spend about 5 hours, off and on working away at things.
Got the cockpit, rear turret and half of bomb rack installed. Bomb rack required as closed bomb doors rest on corner tabs to lie flush with fuselage bottom
Cockpit has been "dirtied up" a smidgen to make it look well used.
Fuselage joined and taped
Fuselage along with props and engine nacelles
Props and nacelles
Top turret
Cheers,
Jeff
Got the cockpit, rear turret and half of bomb rack installed. Bomb rack required as closed bomb doors rest on corner tabs to lie flush with fuselage bottom
Cockpit has been "dirtied up" a smidgen to make it look well used.
Fuselage joined and taped
Fuselage along with props and engine nacelles
Props and nacelles
Top turret
Cheers,
Jeff
fubar57
General
Lordy, lordy, you're a fast builder Jeff. Coming along nicely.
Geo
Geo
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Jeff Hunt
1st Lieutenant
Straight out of the box and nothing else to do gives me tons of time and no modifications speeds things along as well.
Cheers,
Jeff
Cheers,
Jeff
Crimea_River
Marshal
You're gonna be done this in no time. I just got my engine started on the 109.
N4521U
Colonel
No mods................ what the?
How do you do that????? I ask.
How do you do that????? I ask.
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Jeff Hunt
1st Lieutenant
Okay Okay, in deference to your enquiry I will be attempting to install radio antenna(s). Some pics show one, some two. I will try the first one and see how that goes.
Cheers,
Jeff
N4521U
Colonel
Not questioning why. Afterall my IPMS Mustang had to be. But I just had to do sprue mods. I wish I didnt Just Have To. My modeling life would be oso much easier.
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Jeff Hunt
1st Lieutenant
No sweat at all. Your question spurred me on to try something. I pondered and pondered how to tackle this issue and I came up with this idea.
I took a no. 12 size snap swivel from the old fishing tackle box and snipped off both ends leaving me with just the eyelet and the end.
Yesterday at my house I hung a new ceiling fan and had plenty of small gauge wire left from the old light fixture and some pieces from the new fan that I did not need. I stripped the wire and then took two strands of the wire and braided them together. A bit of a challenge but what the heck.
I then looped the end of the wire through the eyelet of the swivel which I had partially flattened and twisted the end to the main piece of wire. A drop of glue attached the spring like end of the swivel to the mast.
I will be using some sticky tack to fashion a covering that will simulate the covering of the tensioner system.
A coat of black paint should cover most of the imperfections.
The other end of the antenna wire will be inserted in an opening that is present on the port side of the vertical tail surface.
I realize that the attachment "spring" may be slightly out of scale but I would interested in feedback as to whether this method is kosher or should I take the antenna mast off and look at another way of doing this? The wire can be adjusted to slide to the end of the partially closed eyelet and will be positioned there when some tension is applied to straighten it out.
Thanks for al your anticipated input.
Cheers,
Jeff
Crimea_River
Marshal
An ingenious solution. Never tried it before so let us know!
Nice work and a great subject
I like it, whether it's slightly overscale or not...
N4521U
Colonel
Well, nothing ventured...... nothing gained.
As important to know what Don't work as well as what Will.....
As important to know what Don't work as well as what Will.....
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Jeff Hunt
1st Lieutenant
I will have to stop in at the local fishing gear store and see if there are smaller swivel sizes.
Cheers,
Jeff
Cheers,
Jeff
N4521U
Colonel
Try a thin copper wire, bend and twist it and set it with super glue.
Or stretch a piece of sprue thin, it will bend and twist and set with model cement.
Just leave the hole open for the antenna wire.
Or stretch a piece of sprue thin, it will bend and twist and set with model cement.
Just leave the hole open for the antenna wire.
mikewint
Captain
Clever idea. Looking good
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Jeff Hunt
1st Lieutenant
The theory for the swivel was a good one I think but I have improved upon the plan. I found myself wandering around our local Walmart earlier today and ended up in the arts and crafts section. While poking around looking for a few things for my grand daughter the items below came to my attention. Pierced ear wires, glass beads and beading thread and I said to myself " Jeff, those look like wire antenna making materials" so I bought them and brought them home. I played around with them and this is what I came up with.
I think it is a much better looking rendition and certainly more to scale. In addition there are twice as many coils on the " spring " which adds to the overall look.
Sorry the last photo is out of focus a bit but I think you get the idea.
Comments are welcome.
Cheers,
Jeff
I think it is a much better looking rendition and certainly more to scale. In addition there are twice as many coils on the " spring " which adds to the overall look.
Sorry the last photo is out of focus a bit but I think you get the idea.
Comments are welcome.
Cheers,
Jeff
